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While it is traditionally used in the office as a way to avoid work, Facebook might be about to change all that. Many companies use an internal communication tool such as Slack, Yammer, HipChat or Asana to assist in project management and team collaboration and so far Slack has held a pretty firm grip on the…

It is quite hard to find an individual who has not heard of or does not use any of the popular social media platforms of the day, and the same thing can be said about most businesses. No matter what your company sells it needs to harness the power and versatility of social media. While…

It wasn’t too long ago that TV advertising was blasted as a dying marketing tool (tell that to the media organisers of the US Super Bowl who charged up to $5 million for a 30 second ad this year!). There are just under 700 channels on an average cable service provider, not taking into account…

Instagram ads made an appearance in 2015, the update enabled advertisers to post ads with the aim of driving clicks, mobile app installs and website conversions. Instagram’s latest update will help us advertisers turn intent into action by increasing the number of ways users can interact with ad content. Through research, Instagram has discovered that…

Back in 2006, the quickest way to grow your audience on YouTube was to have your video make it on the home page of the site. In those early days of YouTube, an actual human was curating the content that made it on to the home page (crazy, right?). In fact, most of the biggest…

Following the recent trend of all social messaging apps becoming clones of Snapchat, Whatsapp appear to have jumped on the band wagon. When Instagram launched “Stories” at the beginning of August it didn’t go unnoticed that emulating Snapchat was becoming very fashionable amongst social messaging apps, mimicking features such as stickers or the ability to…

The Science Of Social Media A brand new podcast by the lovely people at Buffer. The first few episodes are packed with amazing interviews, advice, and fun content that will make your morning commute or afternoon walk a lot more enjoyable and productive. The interview with John Yembrick, Social Media Manager at NASA, will take…

Shouldn’t we be innovating? Shouldn’t we explore the next big thing for our industry? Shouldn’t we consider how to be first-movers in new areas? Shouldn’t we determine if new tech can help us to acquire market share? Yes. Yes. Yes, and yes. Few businesses actually have the required resources (and finances) to justify ‘playing’ with…

Many would argue that YouTube has been a social network of sorts from the get-go. Users have the ability to subscribe to certain channels (ie. follow), like, unlike or comment on certain videos (ie. engage) and share those videos with a wider audience. However, the channel was limited when it came to ways…

Since Snapchat’s conception in 2011, we’ve seen its meteoric rise to become one of the most used social networks in the world. The network currently boasts over 100 million daily active users along with 400 million snaps per day being sent all over the globe. For an app that only came into being five years ago,…

Having worked with immediate future for almost two years, it is clear that their social media knowledge is outstanding. They have constantly given strong counsel that has informed our strategy and aligned with our business goals. Their enthusiastic team has ‘raised the bar’ on social media management and their ideas and constant innovation delivers results beyond expectation

Adam WoolfMarketing director,
Indesit Company

IF has been a great support to us in developing our social presence across Europe, adding value with their thorough knowledge and skills in both planning and executing social activity.
I have no hesitation in highly recommending IF as a partner in Social Media strategy development. The team are conscientious, hardworking and always reliable.

Ruth CoatesCross Channel Marketing
Staples Europe

I was impressed with the impact of immediate future’s activity, the reach and influence that has been created through the tactics we employed was beyond our expectations. As a direct consequence we now see social media as an integral part of bmibaby’s activity.

Katherine HillHead of Communications, bmibaby

immediate future have been instrumental in helping us shape our social media strategy. Their rigorous process and strategic thinking helped us to begin to uncover the value of social media to our business.
This has given us the business case for more investment and deeper integration. IF are experts and I would recommend them to any brand who need guidance on social media.

Mandy WardHead of Digital Marketing, JD Williams Group

At every level, from search engine visibility and brand reputation to driving visits and sales to our website, the immediate future team amplified our online communications, generated advocacy and delivered tangible results.

Chris BishopOnline Marketing Manager, Hotel Chocolat

2013 was a major year in the development of our presence on social media and the way we engage with online audiences. We brought on immediate future, who have done fantastic work with us in building the quality of our content, the tone of voice we use and the strategy in how we use social media channels.This has resulted in substantial increases to our basic communities, our reach and our quality of engagement.